About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,772, made up of 1,353 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Uchkagaon
Pincode	841437
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	2,772
Male Population	1,353
Female Population	1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shampur from other places

Shampur lies about 12 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shampur
Nearest railway station	Sasa Musa	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uchkagaon	5.9 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	12 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	12 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uchkagaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampur village had a population of 2,772. That makes it the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Shampur village has 1,353 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 841437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Sasa Musa, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shampur.

Shampur is about 12 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 3.8 km away. Uchkagaon is about 5.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.